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Alfred George HOPPER

Alfred George HOPPER

Male 1910 - 1991  (80 years)

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  • Name Alfred George HOPPER  [1] 
    Born 2 Aug 1910  Dover, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    1939 Register 29 Sep 1939  Willer's Lea Nursery Lane , Dover R.D., Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Occupation: Land Worker for Market Gardener, Heavy Worker. 
    Age: 29 
    Residence 6 Forge Lane, Whitfield, Dover, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Resident there from 1948 until his death.  
    Died 8 Mar 1991  Dover, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I584  WILLIS01
    Last Modified 16 Apr 2016 

    Father Thomas HOPPER,   b. 9 Jun 1873, Pineham, Whitfield, Kent Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jul 1916, West Langdon, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 43 years) 
    Mother Emily HARVEY,   b. 3 Dec 1879, Selling, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jul 1957, Whitfield, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Married 9 Apr 1898  Whitfield, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    BMD Records
    MARRIAGE: HOPPER, Thomas & HARVEY, Emily - 1898    		MARRIAGE: HOPPER, Thomas & HARVEY, Emily - 1898
    Family ID F216  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Nelly GURNSEY,   b. 30 May 1912, Dover, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Dec 1991, Dover, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Married 30 May 1935  Dover, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    Married:
    • From "My Family and I" by Frederick Gurnsey:

      'Alf and Nelly were married at about 8.30am on 30th May 1935 at Salem Baptist Chapel, Dover. This early time was chosen so that their friends working in shops could attend. They walked to the chapel, there were no wedding cars and no reception afterwards, and their honeymoon consisted of a day spent at Ramsgate, travelling there by bus.' [4]
    Children 
    +1. Living
    +2. John Alfred HOPPER,   b. 15 Mar 1940, Dover, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Mar 2011, Dalrymple, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
    +3. Living
    Last Modified 1 Sep 2012 
    Family ID F65  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Recordings
    'Memoriam' for piano, by Paul Willis    		'Memoriam' for piano, by Paul Willis
    A short piano piece written by me in 1991 and dedicated to the memory of my grandparents, Alfred and Nelly Hopper (nee Gurnsey), both of whom died in 1991. The piece was played at Nelly's funeral in January 1992.
    [The recording was made by Becky Waters, a friend of mine from the USA who as well as being a professional musician, teaches…
    'Grandad & Nelly' by Sue & James Daley    		'Grandad & Nelly' by Sue & James Daley
    Taken from their folk album 'The Ballad of Harry White', this track has music by James Daley and lyrics written by wife Sue Daley to celebrate the memory of her (and my) grandparents, Alf and Nelly Hopper. Sue writes, "I knew he had got it when one day James played the progression that he had been working on for ‘Grandad and Nellie’ it so…
    'The Hoppers at Home' - amateur recording    		'The Hoppers at Home' - amateur recording
    In about 1967 my dad bought a cassette recorded and used it to record everyday family life. One day my mum, then aged 21, took the opportunity to record a conversation with her parents and grandparents for posterity. In this recording are: Brenda (21), Alf Hopper (57), Nelly Hopper nee Gurnsey (55), George & Amy Gurnsey (nee Huggins) both 83.

    Headstones
    Grave of Alfred Hopper    		Grave of Alfred Hopper

    Histories
    My mother's grandparents: Thomas HOPPER (1873-1916) and Emily Harvey (1880-1957)    		My mother’s grandparents: Thomas HOPPER (1873-1916) and Emily Harvey (1880-1957)
    Thomas Hopper, born in 1873, was my great grandfather. He died in 1916 from alcohol-related problems aged just 43; his wife, Emily, outlived him by forty-one years, struggling to raise their family of 8 children

    1939 Register
    The 1939 Register - HOPPER Alf & Nelly (nee Gurnsey)    		The 1939 Register - HOPPER Alf & Nelly (nee Gurnsey)
    Living at Willer's Lea Nursery Lane, Dover, Kent, England

    Census Records
    1911 - HOPPER, Thomas & Emily [HARVEY]    		1911 - HOPPER, Thomas & Emily [HARVEY]
    1911 Census return for Thomas & Emily Hopper at Whitfield, Dover, Kent, England.

    Portraits
    HOPPER, Alfred George 1910-1991    		HOPPER, Alfred George 1910-1991

  • Notes 
    • From 'My Family & I' by Frederick Gurnsey:

      'During World War Two Alf was conscripted into the army, the Royal Artillery and after the invasion of Europe in 1944 he served in France and Germany, and took part in the Liberation of Arnhem in April 1945.

      During his wartime service he was taught to drive vehicles and to tow a gun and so, after the war, he broke away from the dead-end work as a gardener in a nursery and got work with the Folkestone and District Water Company, where he became a foreman. [4]

  • Sources 
    1. [S12] FreeBMD - Birth Index: 1837-1983, http://www.freebmd.org.uk .
      Name: Alfred George HopperBirth Date: 2 Aug 1910Birth Place: Death Date: Mar 1991Death Place: Kent
      http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=onsdeath93&h=9079586&ti=5538&indiv=try

    2. [S303] 1939 Register, Ref: RG101/1814E/024/42 Letter Code:.

    3. [S72] CERTIFICATE: Marriage [GRO].

    4. [S187] >GURNSEY, Frederick.